Where does “плюва́ти” come from?

плюва́ти (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic pľьvati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

плюва́ти (Ukrainian): to spit

Definitions

  1. to spit

Ancestry of “плюва́ти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpľьvatito spit
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw-Every word from Proto-Slavic pľьvati